Aztec Killing A Serpent by Granger. Isis, Lady of the Holy Cobra – Isiopolis. We are repelled by them. We are fascinated by them. Beautiful. Elegantly simple. One long muscle sheathed in glossy scales, some like brilliantly colored living jewels, some darkly and dangerously camouflaged. There was a time when I really, really, really wanted a snake. But in the end, I didn’t get a snake. While I may occasionally see a little garter snake in my backyard (and if I come upon it unaware, it can still give me a tiny shiver), the ancient Egyptians came across serpents much more frequently.
No doubt that’s why serpents of all kinds played important roles in Egyptian mythology—as well as in Egyptian daily life. In ancient Egyptian art, the cobra is most often represented as the uraeus, the fiercely protective serpent seen guarding the foreheads of Deities, kings, and queens. In the Book of Amduat, an Otherworld guide, twelve cobras blast their fiery breaths to illuminate the paths of the Otherworld for the deceased. Crushing the Head of the Serpent: Our Lady of Guadalupe and the Triumph of Revealed Religion in the Aztec World.
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